by Charles Haynes | Dec 17, 2003 | Opinion
Hanukkah is a miracle story–and a celebration of religious freedom. Beginning at sundown on Dec. 19, Jews throughout the world will light the menorah for eight festive nights to commemorate victory over tyranny and restoration of the Temple in the 2nd century...
by Jason Rutherford | Dec 16, 2003 | Opinion
G. Lloyd Rediger’s “Beyond the Scandals” is a three-part guide to understanding human sexuality with specific application to the role of clergy. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), Rediger incorporates a myriad of explanations in...
by Jack Brymer | Dec 16, 2003 | Opinion
My earliest recollections as a child were not of Christmas, but of war. I was only 5 years old when Pearl Harbor was bombed 62 years ago on Dec. 7, 1941. Yet, I remember quite vividly the response of a small, rural Alabama community when news came that one of its sons...
by Pam Durso | Dec 15, 2003 | Opinion
A missionary of love and hope to the entire world, Mother Teresa profoundly shaped my understanding of the Christian faith. She provided a model of what Christ calls each of us to be and do. Every day of her life, no matter where she was or what she was doing, she...
by Richard Wilson | Dec 15, 2003 | Opinion
“Forgive and forget,” the old saying goes. It is not possible. Things that urgently plead for forgiveness are the same things that cannot be forgotten. The need for forgiveness announces that something happened that will be hard to forget. Old wounds...
by Michael Helms | Dec 12, 2003 | Opinion
If you want a song that’ll put you in a melancholy mood, listen to Mavis Staples sing “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” on the album Johnny Cash released just before he died. Mavis Staples sang that song years ago at the Grand Ole Opry with Johnny and...
